The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-16
In THE RECESS OF CONGRESS.
aENhTOHs AND sFPREskNThTTTES
HOUsD-HUNTrN0 IN WAsHLNG TOM -

ber Of United Btates Senators have been In
Washington during the past week. Afew OF
these have become known 40 permanent resi-
dents; the others were here on various public
pyramids, but for the most part the Senators
came here at this time to look for houses. Tho
coming session OF Congress will be o long one.
running into July or August. and there will
not be- no much living at hotels and boarding
houses 20 usual. OF the thirty eight members
OF the Senate at the flftieth Congress. thirteen
own residences In Washington. These sena-
tors arc Sherman. Allison. Gall, Cameron.
Cockrell. Elmunds, Jones OF Nevada, Nor
rill. Palmer. Chandler. Sawyer. Vance. and
Vest. Senator Uockrells house 10 Just
being completed and Bawyers Just begun. The
proportion Of Senators owning houses here is
less at present than 1t was year or so ago. ss
several Senators were In this class whose
terms expired last March. The new Senators
are actively looking about and win soon swell
the number to its usual proportions. Senators
from tho South and certain portions OF the
West are content. as Q general thing, to do
without private residences In Washington. ss
they are well aware OF the jealousy OF their
constituents on this point 1t has always been
supposed that one OF the main causes OF the
defeat Of Senator Window Of Minnesota
lew years ago was the fact that he owned two
IN tho
and the effect was disastrous. One OF these
houses. 2 very handsome one. was sold TO
issG as s sasn \
strange reason. drug on the market: y is
sss E. b S he Soss msD e "
ssirsbls in the city. can BE- neither sold nSr
in chatting with some friends last winter. that
he was sick Of living in boarding house, put
d ass to dS s. e Rs
SF Sss Ss s.
OF years, and will soon be elected to another
term in the Senate. yet be dare not run coun-
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sn;sse Spf cy and
q q. the Soonag andsa hs ss
eating various public questions or institutions
F0f two years past h0we Ss sops
eighth Congress. up to that time II had been
to have gre ,S passed Il 70 20
here, there. and everywhere with clerks. stem
ographers and other assstsnis II Was custom y,
ono or more members Of his family with him.
and meetings would DO srraneed At the g. s SEA-
coast. or some other delightful point OF sum
mer travel These little trips had become 60
popular that when 5 ssns wss %
had resolution authorizing his committee to
60 somewhere or do ,something One wanted
a a it's NIX the suohsl
TO propagate fish III the great lakes, and stu
another was anxious to fnd means pans OF pre-.
parent that the whole policy was farce. and
that the main object OF the resolutions was to
uTnss hs
Warner Miller. driven into corner IN the de-
bate upon his resolution. frankly admitted this
to be the TACT. 80 far as he was concerned;
the resolutions were nearly all defeated.
ssa that uudes s There
only ley during The present reese g and Sns
ps IA: H. spesss d
have during the recess, collected much addi-
House House Go%%istSs having in charge shs inves:
H Her6srt o Of the the House Committee on Naval Al.
s e 6a ne snd ssn
formation as to the armament Of their ships
the Senate adjourned last spring senator
Cockrell was authorized to investigate the
manner Of WORK in the S various Departments IN
summer long, and his report. which Is one OF
the most yoluminous eyer made to Gongress.
l. has o as Sssa 81 pss f
and In his report he will no doubt make some
interesting and important recomne9datiTns
cess been travelling all over the western
country locking once more into the Indian
BY Senator Dawes, and .inves!iKatsd the In.
Vest was Chairman. has been looking into the
ships' i is expected that .h. latter commit.
tee will have some valuable information to i'm
IN sd Oh rp
Blair Of New Hampshire. under the authority
Of the Senate. has also been pursuing little
umes ready to submit.
mode OF recreation for the Senators during tho
have been abroad. and each has, returned
Senators Palmer and stoeEbridee Of Michigan
both took their Europeans iau9ts on account
Sshe tee hs ser shs " we ss 81
neither has any children. Both Senators also.
At spo ssrs xidrieh and Hasey went to EUROPE
for pleasure and prSt Frys . and 6ro sGooness
Select Committee on sHp Building; gathered
much useful data tEr ss durnE The coming
his steamer landed. aid 1t is said he will be
mirrisd before Congress meets. Ills wife died
IN luis CITY ABOUT 0ikltoeu dRO.
During the recess senator Sherman made ah
extensive trip over the Canadian Pacific road.
and IL now In Ohib actively engaged in the
campaign. Soon after Congress- adjourned In
the sprinR he pads u large sum Of money by
dealing In real estate at Finday. OHIO. whore
the natural gas boom revolutionized things.
Senator. Ga%sr1n; Vest, s spd Plumb took 3
Is s1s mns r %bics again liz
and few other gentlemen own In
that Territory. Senator Evarts purchased
early In thu summer one Thousand acres
Of land II Maryland on the Potomac
River. q dozen miles from Washington, for
what purprfe Is unknown. Senator Morrill, OF
Vermont was called back to Washington early
in the summer by the illness Of his only son.
who Ia Interested In the DEVELOPMENT OF the
iron busitess ,ip Alabama. The young man
arrived lin Washington one night de-
lirious He had been taken Ill In Ala
bama. And started at once for his parents
home ID Vermont. He left the train here and
was taien to his fathers house, which had been
closedfor the season. During the entire sum
mer 6j lay iii, and his father and mother were
In CONSTANT attendance. He Is now In Vermont
and hpidly recovering. Senator Sawyer puts
In III appearance hore occasionally to look
aftef the erection OF his new house out by Du-
poH Circle. Senator Sawyer's wife is a con-
hrped invalid, and a physician lives IN the
fahily to attend to her. The house Is being
hilt for the SenatOr'S married daughtor.